Racism

I recently encountered two episodes of racism. They were subtle, but still
disturbing.

The first incident occurred while I was in a fitting room. There was a man
with his wife and young son and I noticed the man kept looking at me oddly.
I thought maybe we knew each other or something, but that wasn't the case.
A few minutes later they all went in a fitting room together, and I kept hear-
ing their son say "White power! White power! White power!" over and over
again. Not one of his parents told him to be quiet or stop. Their little boy
looked about four years old, and it's sad that he has been taught to hate. I
hope one day he will grow up and realize that hating someone because of
their color is wrong.

The second incident happened when my sister, mother, and I went into a
small store to shop, and we were totally ignored by the two women who
worked there. Not too long after we walked in, two Caucasian ladies en-
tered the store, and one of the associates said,"Hi, if you need anything
just let me know." About five minutes later, two more non-colored women
came in and the associate said 'hi' to them too. My mom, sister, and I con-
tinued to walk around the store for about ten more minutes. At one point,
we were about a foot away from the workers, and we still didn't get a 'hi',
or even eye contact. Although we were going to buy some stuff we decid-
ed not to, because those racist women didn't deserve our business.


Racial Hate

If you're a racist you're hurting yourself.
You're taking a toll on your very own health.
Your hate will eat you up inside.
It will make you weak.
It will make you want to die.
Hate should be eliminated.
One day you'll realize...
Hate is overrated.